By Kathryn Reed

Only one person applied to be South Lake Tahoe’s city treasurer — and he got the job this morning.

At a special City Council meeting Tuesday, it was a 5-0 vote to have David Olivo fill out the remainder of Steve Wysong’s term. Wysong died earlier this month. The term expires in a year.

Olivo has strong ties to the council. He was Mayor Kathay Lovell’s treasurer for her second campaign. Unbeknown to her colleagues Lovell asked the city attorney before the meeting if she should recuse herself from the vote. Patrick Enright said that wasn’t necessary.

“He is very well qualified,” Lovell said of Olivo.

Olivo has been a certified public accountant with Olivo, Zicko, Klover & Co. since 1978.